Hat-fastener.



' 2. SBYFRIED.

HAT TASTENBR.

APPLIGATIQN Hmm. oo-T. 7, 1907.

899,685. n t Patented sept. 29, 1908.

EUGENE SEYFRIED, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAT-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1908.

Application led- October "l, 1907. Serial No. 396,149.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENESEYFRIED, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,residing in Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement inHat-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

lThis invention relates to improvements in means for fastening ladies7hats in position on the heads of the wearers, and its objects are:

To furnish devices that when attached to a hat may remain permanently inposition, avoiding temporary or permanent loss when not in actual use,and which devices neither damage the hat in application nor bysubsequent and' repeated use of that portion adapted to engage with thehair.

A further object is to provide such devices, with interchangeable pins,each having automatically spreading or diverging prongs adapted to holdthe hat securely in position, and finally to provide the entire devicein forms at once useful, ornamental and economical.

These objects are attained by the novel combination of parts hereinafterfully described and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a perspective view of my invention, the pin being in itsinitial or outer position. Fig. 2, is a similar view, but showing the-pin advanced through its support. Fig. 3, is a sectional view of amodification of the invention. Fig. 4, is a perspective view of the pinsupport, one prong of the pin being in position. Fig. 5,/is a section ofthe modification, taken about at a right angle to the section shown inFig. 3. Fig. 6, is a perspective view of the device, showing the pin inposition for complete withdrawal.

Similar characters refer to similar parts 'throughout the several views.

The invention consists of a base plate 1, having means for 'attachmentto a hat, either by sewing with needle and thread, in which case theplate is provided with a number of perforations 1', for the purpose, orit may be made with a pair of spring pins 8 and 8', the manner ofsecuring which is clearly indicated in Figs. 3 and 5, the latter viewshowing the securing means for the pins points. The shape of the Yplateis not specially restricted, but dependent upon fancy and convenience inattachment, it being oblong, square or round as preferred.

The pin supporting and connecting plate 2, is pivotally supported by thebase plate 1, in such manner as to be perpendicular with reference to itand turn freely in it being carried. by the stem 3, which has a head 4,formed on it by riveting or upsetting its eX- treme end on'the lower orinner side of the base plate 1. This sustaining plate 2, has twoapertures 5 and 5, for the reception of the lateral members of thedouble pronged pin 6, which slide freely therein, the wire of which itis made being preferably round in cross section: the closed end isarranged in any preferred manner, or it may have attached a mounting forprecious stones or other ornaments. made with the prongs thereof havinga nor- `mal-tendency to spring or spread. apart, being of resilientmaterial and as it is advanced through the plate 2, it expands orspreads open in thehair, thus obtaining a relatively secure grip, butwithout discomfort to the wearer or displacement of the hair. The innerends of the pin are flattened slightly, presenting at the point 7,relatively broad, thin arrow shaped surfaces, rounded and smooth incontradistinction to the needle pointed pins in common use. The sha e ofthese points not only prevents possibiisJ injury to the scalp of thewearer in arranging the hat in position, but the broad points revent thepin from being withdrawn from t e sustaining plate as they will not passthrough by merely drawing the in back. The apertures in the sustaining pate however, are slotted above `and below the main opening in suchmanner that if the pin be given a peculiar twist, as indicated in Fig.6, bringing the broadened ends into the plane of the slots, it can bereadily withdrawn or inserted, hence the said prongs are readily andfully interchangeable. The application and use of this pin is deemed tobe self evident and its advantages are not only greater security, but byits use repeated perforations of the hat are avoided, thus materiallypreventing its mutilation and deterioration.

Various minor modification can be made without departing from thegeneral tenor of the invention, hence I do not wish to be understood aslimiting the same to the precise form shown, but' manifestly may make lnany case the pin 6 is changes within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hat fastener comprising a pin embodying spaced `spring prongsnormally adapted to spring outwardly, a base plate for attachment to ahat and having an end thereof bent at about a right angle thereto, saidbent end being provided with oppositely extended catches, spaced pinscarried by said base plate and bent to form a spring loop and spacedends, the free ends thereof being adapted to engage the catch aforesaid,the opposite edge portions of the base being bent to receive and engagethe other ends of the pins, and a pin supporting and connecting platemovably mounted upon the base plate and provided with openings throughwhich the prongs of the pin pass.

2. A hat fastener comprising a base plate having its side edges foldedinwardly, its front end turned down at right angles to the top andformed with two recesses on its upper edge, a pair of spring wire pinscontained one in each side fold of the said plate member, said pinsextending rearwardly to coils formed in them and finally brought to thefront in such manner that a portion near the points can rest in therecesses at the front end of said plate member, a vertical memberrevolubly secured in the plate member and a double pointed pin slidablycontained in the said vertical member.

In testimony whereof, l have hereunto signed my name to thisspecification, in thel presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EUGENE SEYFRIED.

TWitnesses E. XV. AUsrroE, WARREN E. VILLIs

